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a person who tells lies
she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut
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The first victim came forward in 2018, but she was called a liar by the administration at El Crystal and recanted, prosecutors said.
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Anyone saying it’s being done for our health is either a liar or an idiot.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
The Hold, its halls bereft of the zealots, liars, and dung-eating murderers who haunt it in Elden Ring, feels empty and perfunctory.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
But her choice ultimately comes down to a question of authenticity; the rich author is a liar and a fake, while the pickle man is the salt of the earth.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Jason Green, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Anyone saying it’s being done for our health is either a liar or an idiot.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
The Hold, its halls bereft of the zealots, liars, and dung-eating murderers who haunt it in Elden Ring, feels empty and perfunctory.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2025
But her choice ultimately comes down to a question of authenticity; the rich author is a liar and a fake, while the pickle man is the salt of the earth.
—Jason Bailey, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Liar.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liar. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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